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U.S. Department of Education Issues Proposed Rule to Make Higher Education More Affordable and Simplify Student Loan Repayment

The Department today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at reducing the cost of higher education and simplifying federal student loan repayment, as outlined in President Trump’s historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Negotiated Rulemaking to Reform and Strengthen America’s Higher Education Accreditation System

The Department today announced its intent to establish the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization negotiated rulemaking committee to develop proposed regulations to reform accreditation.
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U.S. Department of Education Delays Involuntary Collections Amid Ongoing Student Loan Repayment Improvements

ED announced that it will delay the implementation of involuntary collections on federal student loans, including Administrative Wage Garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, to enable the Department to implement major student loan reforms.
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U.S. Department of Education Reaches Consensus on Historic New Accountability Framework and Concludes Higher Education Reform Rulemaking Sessions

The Department has reached consensus on the third and final regulatory package to implement the historic changes made to higher education as part of President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act .
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Release of $169 Million Under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

The Department awarded $169 million from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education in new grant awards to support AI, foster civil discourse, drive reforms in accreditation, and build capacity for high-quality, short-term programs.
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Review of Brown University for Potential Clery Act Violations

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will conduct a program review of Brown University in response to the December 13, 2025, shooting on its campus, which killed two students.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Statement on the Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinion on the Constitutionality of Race-Based Higher Education Grant Programs

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon today released a statement regarding the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinion on the Constitutionality of racial quotas and preferences in the Department of Education’s Minority Serving Institution Programs.
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President Trump’s First Year: Education in America

Learn more about education priorities and progress in the first year of the Trump-Vance Administration.
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U.S. Department of Education Concludes Negotiated Rulemaking Session to Implement the New Workforce Pell Grant Program

The Department today concluded the first week of its AHEAD negotiated rulemaking committee, where negotiators reached consensus to create the federal government’s new Workforce Pell Grant program as outlined in President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts.
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U.S. Department of Education Prevents More Than $1 Billion in Federal Student Aid Fraud This Year, Additional Crackdowns Expected in 2026

The U.S. Department of Education today announced that it has prevented $1 billion in Federal student aid fraud since January 2025.